AlexArcter
Scribe
Hello! So I'm playing around with a "currency-less" society for my Connexa world. I'm thinking of making it a Technocratic Geniocracy. So the people in power will be in power because they are highly knowledgeable and accomplished in their respective fields. They would only be allowed to make decisions or maybe cast votes about a particular piece of legislation or a course of action if it pertains to their field(s).
Every citizen would have equal access to food, water, housing, and power. All the basics and some "cushy" stuff on top. But then people who have furthered society in some way like by inventing a new technology or application of existing technology or magic systems, or improving existing technology and magic systems would receive some kind of "extra" though I'm not sure what that "extra" would be yet.
There would also have to be some kind of checks/balance systems to make sure people aren't abusing the system and getting overly or lower than deserved benefits for their level of contribution.
When a citizen starts a "business" it would really just mean they are starting a venture because they are driven either by curiosity or the urge to improve their own lives and the lives of the people in the rest of society. Nobody would directly buy or sell "products" to one another, no exchange of labor or currency between the inventor and the end user, all of that stuff would be handled between the government and the inventor.
I'm also playing around with the idea that an inventor's first "payout" for their first innovation would be considerably larger than any subsequent rewards they get for future innovations. The idea being that they get enough resources from the first one to fund their next few studies and maybe enjoy a little more of the "cushy" life as a reward for entering the innovation space, while the subsequent smaller "payouts" could be put towards everyday needs or less lavish extras.
I see this maybe opening up some conflict through people gaming the system or becoming too influential because they've contributed so much so they wield an unusual amount of influence.
This is an early early alpha version idea, but I thought this could help me organize my thoughts a little and thought it would be cool to get some feedback.
Thanks for reading!
Every citizen would have equal access to food, water, housing, and power. All the basics and some "cushy" stuff on top. But then people who have furthered society in some way like by inventing a new technology or application of existing technology or magic systems, or improving existing technology and magic systems would receive some kind of "extra" though I'm not sure what that "extra" would be yet.
There would also have to be some kind of checks/balance systems to make sure people aren't abusing the system and getting overly or lower than deserved benefits for their level of contribution.
When a citizen starts a "business" it would really just mean they are starting a venture because they are driven either by curiosity or the urge to improve their own lives and the lives of the people in the rest of society. Nobody would directly buy or sell "products" to one another, no exchange of labor or currency between the inventor and the end user, all of that stuff would be handled between the government and the inventor.
I'm also playing around with the idea that an inventor's first "payout" for their first innovation would be considerably larger than any subsequent rewards they get for future innovations. The idea being that they get enough resources from the first one to fund their next few studies and maybe enjoy a little more of the "cushy" life as a reward for entering the innovation space, while the subsequent smaller "payouts" could be put towards everyday needs or less lavish extras.
I see this maybe opening up some conflict through people gaming the system or becoming too influential because they've contributed so much so they wield an unusual amount of influence.
This is an early early alpha version idea, but I thought this could help me organize my thoughts a little and thought it would be cool to get some feedback.
Thanks for reading!